100KO / 97WS / 96WA / 95+VM

100pts Kerin O'Keefe
The best Cavallotto Vignolo Riserva I've had to date, the 2019 is staggeringly stunning, starting with its heady aromas of pine forest, cedar, ripe red berry and spice. All about finesse and showing elegant restraint, the full-bodied, delicious palate delivers succulent Morello cherry, truffle, orange zest and pomegranate accented by white pepper and star anise. Tight, taut but fine-grained tannins provide great support while bright acidity keeps it balanced and fueled with vibrancy. What an absolutely gorgeous wine. (KO) Review Date: 04/2025

97pts Wine Spectator
Best from 2029 through 2050
Cherry, plum, tamarind, licorice and tar flavors are the hallmarks of this tense, complex red. Stays on the balsamic side, showing eucalyptus and juniper accents as this builds in intensity to the long, tightly coiled finish. Needs time for the tannins to relax their grip on the fruit. -B.S.

96pts Wine Advocate
Drinking Window 2025 - 2045
The Cavallotto 2019 Barolo Riserva Vignolo (a certified organic wine) shows an earthy and savory side with the extra texture and concentration that is characteristic of this warm vintage. With fruit selected from a 1.96-hectare site with 40-year-old vines, the wine reveals a core of black and purple fruits, with dried plum and blackcurrant. It closes with powdery tannins. This Riserva ages for a long 60 months in 20-hectoliter and 50-hectoliter Slavonian oak casks. Review Date: 06/2025 (ML)

95+pts Vinous
Drinking Window 2029 - 2044
The 2019 Barolo Riserva Vignolo is a deep, sensual wine. Dark red cherry, kirsch, cinnamon, blood orange and pomegranate all race across the palate. The aromatics are especially alluring, even if the Vignolo remains a bit less forthcoming on the palate. Kirsch, rose petal and mulling spice explode on the back end. This is the sort of Barolo that is a total turn-on with a bit of age. Actually, it already is. Review Date: 01/2025 (AG)
 - By Antonio Galloni on January 2025
After braving the sort of fog that is a rarity these days in Piedmont, I finally made it to Cavallotto to taste a wide range of wines, including the first vintages of Rocche di Castiglione and Villero, which will be released beginning with the 2022 vintage. As always, Cavallotto releases their wines a bit later than most, so these are the current wines in the market. The house style is best described as “updated traditional.” The Barolos see lengthy macerations and extended aging in cask, but the use of rotary fermenters gives the wines more mid-palate pliancy and fruit density that is typical of the most traditionally made Barolos.

* rare Cru not often seen from this tiny 1.35ha plot, drinks sooner than the VSG
• Vineyard Parcel(s): Various inside the Vignolo MGA Cru
• Vineyard Size: 1.35 ha
• Vineyard Character: steep hillside
• Slope Direction: South-West
• 48-60 months in Slavonian Oak botti of 20-30-50-80-100 hl, + 12 months in bottle before release 
From this cru come wines of excellent structure with tannins that are soft and sweet from early in its life.. The perfume is typically intense and open, evolving into an intense spiced fruit. The initial perfumes are fruity and then followed by floral aspects, then spices, all open and intense.